• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Not enough question marks in the world for this person’s voting record. Obama –> Not Obama (unspecified) –> Trump –> Trump + rioted to overthrow democracy on Trump’s behalf –> Harris.

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      3 months ago

      Honestly uninformed people with low critical-thinking skills are very easily swept away with whichever way the winds take them.

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        3 months ago

        100% She fucked up. All of us have at various times on various things. Maybe not as bad. But the fact she can both acknowledged and regret are two things that shouldn’t be so outstanding and rare. But they absolutely are.

        This shit was literally 1930’s Germany schtick. It’s how so many German citizens were radicalized to enable and commit monstrous things. And it’s far from over yet.

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        3 months ago

        You know, I wasn’t doing my own research.

        Because we all know how doing your own research goes. I mean by all means, but a couple Google searches of fear-mongering terms isn’t it.

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      3 months ago

      It’s easy to explain. You and I are critical thinkers who do our own research and are not easily swayed. As for her, she herself said that she didn’t do any research, but was influenced by her family:

      But Hemphill said she usually votes for whoever her mostly Republican-supporting family recommends. Her family, drawn to Trump’s rallies and messaging, drew Hemphill in as well.

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        3 months ago

        And boy that influence of family can be strong. It was funny because I was talking to my mom one day about — at the time — the possibility of Biden stepping down and I just said, “boy, isn’t all this stuff about Biden crazy!?” without even thinking she had a different view and she (fellow Democrat) goes, “Yeah, I can’t believe they’re trying to force him to step down!” I was like, “Aw shit, hold on… I think you and I disagree on that…” and within 5 minutes she at least had the capacity to understand the points and almost immediately switched in agreement. But it’s hard to tell if that’s because I made a strong case or if she just blindly trusts me… For Republican families who are even more patriarchal, that shit can be even worse.